My year started off at Sywell, where I met up with Tommy to catch Peter Teichmann's visit to Sywell.
Supermarine Spitfire LFIXe - 16 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Supermarine Spitfire LFIXe - 08 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
The following day saw me meet up with Tommy and Wissam at Heathrow for Air Force 1.
Boeing VC-25A - 09 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Airbus A340-313 - 06 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
A couple of weeks later I was at Brize Norton with Wissam for the An-225 - shame the sun didn't come out!
Antonov An-225 Mriya - 26 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Airbus A330 Voyager KC2 - 04 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
July saw my first airshow for nearly two years! It was good to be back at Shuttleworth after a long time away.
Westland Sea King HC4 - 12 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Hispano HA-1112-M1L Buchon - 02 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Supermarine Spitfire PRXI - 05 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Nothing then until September and my three week road trip around Western Europe. First stop saw me at Evereux Airbase hoping to catch the Gabriels, unfortunately the only movement all afternoon was one of the Armee de l'Air's new King Air ALSRs.
Beechcraft 350 King Air ALSR - 05 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
The next three days I was at the Air Legend Airshow at Melun Villaroche, met up with Wissam again on the Saturday.
Breguet Br.1150 Atlantique 2 - 07 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Dassault Mirage 2000B - 09 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Dassault Rafale M - 08 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Lockheed P-38L Lightning - 08 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Following Air Legend I headed to Nancy-Ochey to see if I could get some Mirage 2000Ds, spotting wasn't easy around the base but managed to get a few movements.
Dassault Mirage 2000D - 09 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Dassault Mirage 2000D - 22 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
The next couple of days were a bit of a bust - day of nothing at Phalsbourg and then a day of rain. I headed to St Dizier on the Thursday with the forecasts not looking great, but it did clear up a bit during the day.
Dassault Rafale M - 03 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Dassault Rafale B - 46 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
A QRA Mirage also stopped off....
Dassault Mirage 2000-5F - 01 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Next up, three days at the Luxeuil Airshow, including spotters days.
Dassault Mirage 2000-5F - 03 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Airbus Helicopters Tigre HAD - 18 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Dassault Mirage 2000-5F - 06 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Dassault Mirage IIIDS - 06 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21MF LanceR C - 04 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Sukhoi Su-22UM3K - 02 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Dassault Mirage 2000D - 08 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
After Luxeuil I crossed the border into Germany for a manic day of visiting museums - Sinsheim, Speyer and Hermeskeil.
069A6353 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A6513 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A6898 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A6874 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A7255 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A7119 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Drove up to Buckeburg hoping to catch a CH-53 at the helicopter training base - no luck! But did get a few bits.
NHI NH90 TTH - 02 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Airbus Helicopters H135 T3 - 07 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A8361 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
After Buckeburg I made a mad dash north to get to Hohn Airbase for the Transall farewell - unfortunately the weather was shocking, wind and driving rain - but I did get to see my CH-53!
069A9666 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A9389 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A0015 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Wittmund is only a short(ish) drive from Hohn, so I spent the Friday there. Fridays are usually quiet at most bases and it was the same at Wittmund with everything finished by early afternoon.
069A0891 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A1000 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
On the weekend I met up with a Dutch friend and we visited a couple of museums. He also took me to see the Fokker D.XXI under restoration at Hogeveen Airport.
0S8A0352 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A1048 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Untitled_Panorama-1 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A1254 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A1365 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
0S8A0451 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Another day at Wittmund saw better weather but still not much from Top Aces....
069A2161 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A2218 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
My final stop of my European road trip was the SAR Meet at Koksjide.
069A3943 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A3556 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A4588 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
A couple more events to close out the year - B-1 deployment to Fairford.....
069A5811 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A6124 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A6634 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
....followed by the Bentwaters Jag shoot.
069A7056 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A7086 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
069A7098 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr
Well done if you made it this far, I hope you enjoyed them. Here's to a more normal 2022!!
Jalfrezi's 2021 Roundup (picture heavy)
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Re: Jalfrezi's 2021 Roundup (picture heavy)
Superb report and pictures!
Re: Jalfrezi's 2021 Roundup (picture heavy)
Another excellent selection from a year that was not conducive to airshows and travel. Thanks for sharing.
Re: Jalfrezi's 2021 Roundup (picture heavy)
Super stuff as always Nick, the Luxeuil and Koksijde sets especially
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Re: Jalfrezi's 2021 Roundup (picture heavy)
The quality on these is superb, rain or shine. That last B-1 shot with the dramatic clouds is perfecto.
"You really are an oafish philistine at times!"
Re: Jalfrezi's 2021 Roundup (picture heavy)
Blimey, sharper than a sharp thing , the best for me being the Buchon & the P38
Slackers of the World unite !
Tomorrow.
Tomorrow.
Re: Jalfrezi's 2021 Roundup (picture heavy)
Thanks for the kind words guys, hope you all have a Happy New Year!
Re: Jalfrezi's 2021 Roundup (picture heavy)
Top tier stuff as always mate - good to see you around throughout the year!
The Czech W-3 is my pick of the bunch. Fab light/contrast and a great composition. Not to denigrate from the rest though! Amazing work!
Hopefully see you for a few more pints & crapchat in 2022!
The Czech W-3 is my pick of the bunch. Fab light/contrast and a great composition. Not to denigrate from the rest though! Amazing work!
Hopefully see you for a few more pints & crapchat in 2022!
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Re: Jalfrezi's 2021 Roundup (picture heavy)
Cracking efforts Nick, some lovely shot in that selection. Looks like France was very rewarding mate, love some of those Mirages.
Was good to see you at Brize and LHR briefly, hope our paths cross again in the coming months.
Was good to see you at Brize and LHR briefly, hope our paths cross again in the coming months.
Cheers
Aaron
Aaron
Re: Jalfrezi's 2021 Roundup (picture heavy)
An all round outstanding set , but I think the W-3 gets my vote too - just!
Andy
Andy